Gallivant Definition
galəvant
gallivant, galavanting, gallivanting, gallivants
verb
gallivanting, gallivants
To gad about with members of the opposite sex.
Webster's New World
To go about in search of amusement or excitement.
Webster's New World
To play around amorously; flirt.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
Origin of Gallivant
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1809, from gallant (“wooing women”), originally in sense “to flirt”, broadened to mean “roaming without plan”.
From Wiktionary
Perhaps alteration of gallant
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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